condition and celebrate

False friends are words or expressions that have a similar form to one in a person’s native language, but a different meaning. There are a lot of them, and they cause a lot of mistakes, big and small, everyday. Let’s “unfriend” a couple often used by lawyers.

Unfortunately, to an English reader, A would seem to suggest “salimos de juerga para celebrar que tenemos dos reuniones con el regulador”. B seems to say “no salimos de juerga”. Only C is correct.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “celebrate” means: 1. Publicly acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity 2. Perform a religious ceremony. 3. Honour or praise publicly.

Bonus points if you spotted yet another occasional false friend in B: practicar in the sense of practicar las pruebas, for example, does not mean practice – a correct translation would be to examine (the evidence).